diff --git a/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/BackdropFilter/BackdropFilter.razor b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/BackdropFilter/BackdropFilter.razor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97a356b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/BackdropFilter/BackdropFilter.razor
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+@if (IsVisible)
+{
+    <div class="backdrop-filter @Color.ToString().ToLower()" @onclick="HandleBackdropClicked"></div>
+}
+
+@code {
+    [Inject] private IJSRuntime Js { get; set; } = default!;
+    [Parameter] public EventCallback OnClick { get; set; }
+    [Parameter] public bool AllowBodyScroll { get; set; }
+    [Parameter] public BackdropFilterColor Color { get; set; } = BackdropFilterColor.Overlay;
+    [Parameter] public bool CloseOnClick { get; set; } = true;
+    [Parameter] public bool IsVisible { get; set; }
+
+    public async Task Show()
+    {
+        IsVisible = true;
+        await HandleBodyOverflow();
+    }
+
+    public async Task Hide()
+    {
+        IsVisible = false;
+        await HandleBodyOverflow();
+    }
+
+    private async Task HandleBodyOverflow()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if (AllowBodyScroll) return;
+
+            if (IsVisible)
+            {
+                await Js.InvokeVoidAsync("setBodyOverflow", "hidden");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                await Js.InvokeVoidAsync("setBodyOverflow", "auto");
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception)
+        {
+            // ignored because js not loaded
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task HandleBackdropClicked()
+    {
+        if (!CloseOnClick) return;
+
+        await Hide();
+        await OnClick.InvokeAsync();
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/BackdropFilter/BackdropFilter.razor.css b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/BackdropFilter/BackdropFilter.razor.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d089d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/BackdropFilter/BackdropFilter.razor.css
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+.backdrop-filter {
+    position: fixed;
+    inset: 0;
+    z-index: var(--index-backdrop);
+}
+
+    .backdrop-filter.overlay {
+        background-color: var(--grey-filter);
+    }
+
+    .backdrop-filter.transparent {
+        background-color: transparent;
+    }
diff --git a/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/BackdropFilter/BackdropFilter.razor.js b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/BackdropFilter/BackdropFilter.razor.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f2b25b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/BackdropFilter/BackdropFilter.razor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+window.setBodyOverflow = (overflow) => {
+    document.getElementsByTagName('html')[0].style.overflow = overflow;
+}
diff --git a/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/BackdropFilter/BackdropFilterColor.cs b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/BackdropFilter/BackdropFilterColor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16cddd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/BackdropFilter/BackdropFilterColor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace GameIdeas.BlazorApp.Shared.Components.BackdropFilter;
+
+public enum BackdropFilterColor
+{
+    Overlay,
+    Transparent
+}
diff --git a/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Search/SearchInput.razor b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Search/SearchInput.razor
index 911db66..8ceeca7 100644
--- a/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Search/SearchInput.razor
+++ b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Search/SearchInput.razor
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 <div class="search-container">
-    <input type="text"
+    <input @ref=InputText
+           type="text"
            class="search-field"
            placeholder="@Placeholder"
            @bind=@Text
            @bind:event="oninput"
-           @bind:after=HandleTextChanged />
+           @bind:after=HandleTextChanged
+           @onfocusin=HandleFocusIn/>
 
     @if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Text))
     {
diff --git a/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Search/SearchInput.razor.cs b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Search/SearchInput.razor.cs
index 3e3f8e6..755f951 100644
--- a/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Search/SearchInput.razor.cs
+++ b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Search/SearchInput.razor.cs
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ public partial class SearchInput
     [Parameter] public EventCallback<string> TextChanged { get; set; }
     [Parameter] public EventCallback ClearClicked { get; set; }
     [Parameter] public EventCallback SearchClicked { get; set; }
+    [Parameter] public EventCallback FocusIn { get; set; }
     [Parameter] public SearchInputIcon Icon { get; set; }
 
+    private ElementReference InputText;
+
     protected override void OnInitialized()
     {
         Text = string.Empty;
@@ -36,5 +39,10 @@ public partial class SearchInput
     {
         await TextChanged.InvokeAsync(Text);
         await SearchClicked.InvokeAsync();
+        await InputText.FocusAsync();
+    }
+    private async Task HandleFocusIn()
+    {
+        await FocusIn.InvokeAsync();
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Select/MultipleSelectList.razor b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Select/MultipleSelectList.razor
index 54c465f..0f91a06 100644
--- a/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Select/MultipleSelectList.razor
+++ b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Select/MultipleSelectList.razor
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
-@using GameIdeas.BlazorApp.Shared.Components.Search
+@using GameIdeas.BlazorApp.Shared.Components.BackdropFilter
+@using GameIdeas.BlazorApp.Shared.Components.Search
 @using GameIdeas.BlazorApp.Shared.Components.Select.Components
 @typeparam TItem
 
-<div class="select-list" tabindex="1001" @ref="BaseElement">
-    <div class="select-button @(Enum.GetName(Theme)?.ToLower())" @onfocusin=HandleFocusIn @onfocusout=HandleFocusOut>
+<div class="select-list">
+    <div class="select-button @(Enum.GetName(Theme)?.ToLower())">
         <SearchInput @ref=SearchInput
                      Icon="SearchInputIcon.Dropdown"
                      Placeholder="@Placeholder"
                      TextChanged="HandleTextChanged"
                      ClearClicked="HandleTextChanged"
-                     SearchClicked="HandleSearchClicked" />
+                     SearchClicked="HandleSearchClicked"
+                     FocusIn="HandleTextFocusIn"/>
     </div>
-    <div class="select-container @(AlignRight ? "align-right" : "")"
-         tabindex="1000"
-         @ref=ContentElement
-         @onfocusin=HandleContentFocusIn
-         @onfocusout=HandleContentFocusOut>
+    <div class="select-container @(AlignRight ? "align-right" : "")">
 
         @if (IsContentOpen)
         {
@@ -32,3 +30,6 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
+<BackdropFilter AllowBodyScroll=true CloseOnClick=true Color="BackdropFilterColor.Transparent"
+                IsVisible=IsContentOpen OnClick="HandleContentClosed" />
+
diff --git a/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Select/MultipleSelectList.razor.cs b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Select/MultipleSelectList.razor.cs
index 4ecef67..7fb4b15 100644
--- a/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Select/MultipleSelectList.razor.cs
+++ b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Select/MultipleSelectList.razor.cs
@@ -13,60 +13,34 @@ public partial class MultipleSelectList<TItem>
     [Parameter] public bool AlignRight { get; set; }
     [Parameter] public string? Placeholder { get; set; }
 
-    private bool IsContentOpen
-    {
-        get => InputFocus || ContentFocus;
-    }
-
-    private bool InputFocus = false;
-    private bool ContentFocus = false;
+    private bool IsContentOpen = false;
     private SearchInput? SearchInput;
-    private ElementReference ContentElement;
-    private ElementReference BaseElement;
 
     private async Task HandleItemClicked(SelectElement<TItem> selectedValue)
     {
+        selectedValue.IsSelected = !selectedValue.IsSelected;
+
         Values = Items.Where(x => x.IsSelected && x.Item != null).Select(x => x.Item!);
         SearchInput?.SetText(string.Join(", ", Values));
+
         await ValuesChanged.InvokeAsync(Values);
     }
 
-    private async Task HandleTextChanged()
+    private void HandleTextChanged()
     {
-        await BaseElement.FocusAsync();
+        IsContentOpen = false;
     }
 
-    private void HandleFocusIn()
+    private void HandleSearchClicked()
     {
-        InputFocus = true;
+        IsContentOpen = !IsContentOpen;
     }
-
-    private void HandleContentFocusIn()
+    private void HandleContentClosed()
     {
-        ContentFocus = true;
+        IsContentOpen = false;
     }
-
-    private async Task HandleContentFocusOut()
+    private void HandleTextFocusIn()
     {
-        await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0.3));
-        ContentFocus = false;
-    }
-
-    private async Task HandleFocusOut()
-    {
-        await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0.3));
-        InputFocus = false;
-    }
-
-    private async Task HandleSearchClicked()
-    {
-        if (!IsContentOpen)
-        {
-            await ContentElement.FocusAsync();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            await BaseElement.FocusAsync();
-        }
+        IsContentOpen = true;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Select/MultipleSelectList.razor.css b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Select/MultipleSelectList.razor.css
index bfdbc90..3f5a5d9 100644
--- a/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Select/MultipleSelectList.razor.css
+++ b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/Shared/Components/Select/MultipleSelectList.razor.css
@@ -47,5 +47,10 @@
     height: 24px;
     width: 210px;
     border: 2px solid var(--input-selected);
+    background: var(--input-secondary);
+}
+
+::deep .select-button.advancedfilter .search-container input::placeholder {
+    color: #ddd;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/wwwroot/css/app.css b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/wwwroot/css/app.css
index 0158695..c8e9eca 100644
--- a/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/wwwroot/css/app.css
+++ b/src/GameIdeas/Client/GameIdeas.BlazorApp/wwwroot/css/app.css
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
     --index-layout: 100;
     --index-component: 300;
     --index-floating: 500;
-    --index-dropdown: 700;
-    --index-backdrop: 900;
+    --index-backdrop: 700;
+    --index-dropdown: 900;
     --index-popup: 1000;
 }